Jazz Articles about Chris Fagan

About Chris Fagan

Album Review

Saxophonist Chris Fagan traveled well south of the equator--in fact, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2025--to record Fortune Telling, his first album as a leader in almost 30 years. Fagan also changed horns, from alto saxophone on that earlier recording (Signs of Life) to tenor while adding clarinet to the mix (and at times, thanks to overdubbing, playing tenor and clarinet simultaneously). He does so with a rhythm section that is two parts Brazilian (bassist Matias Correa, ...

Album Review

Pony Boy All-Star Big Band: This Is Now

Read "This Is Now" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
November 12, 2024

This Is Now is a venturous and engaging concert date by the Pony Boy All-Star Big Band, taped in May 2024 at Boxley's jazz club in North Bend, Washington. Pony Boy refers to the band's label, Pony Boy Records, while the term All-Star is, as always, in the eye (and ear) of the beholder. Clearly, there are some stars in this firmament, not least of which is drummer and music director Greg Williamson. Trumpeter Jay Thomas has long been a ...